
Buste de femme, de profil
1884
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 1884 oil painting presents a delicate profile portrait of a woman, demonstrating his refined technique and sensitivity to light and form. The work exemplifies his mastery of portraiture during the Impressionist era.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction
March 2, 2022
Estimate: $6,000,000 to $8,000,000
Lot 130
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Berthe Morisot
French · b. 1841

Morisot shared Renoir's Impressionist approach to depicting women with soft brushwork and luminous handling of light, producing intimate figure studies and portraits that capture feminine grace with similar delicacy and warmth.

Mary Cassatt
American · b. 1844

Cassatt produced refined oil portraits of women using Impressionist techniques, often employing profile and three quarter views with sensitive attention to light falling across facial features, closely mirroring the mood and composition of this Renoir bust portrait.

Alfred Stevens
Belgian · b. 1823

Stevens specialized in elegant oil portraits and bust studies of women in the 19th century French tradition, bringing comparable refinement and tonal sensitivity to his depictions of feminine subjects rendered with a similarly intimate and graceful sensibility.
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